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Govt. needs to monitor contents of social networking sites: Survey

by Rinku Khumukcham
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In the wake of mass protest against the passing of three ILPS Bills the state Cabinet had shut down mobile internet and SMS services for almost a week from September 1, 2015 in order to censor unwanted posts and comments that might flare communal tension in the state.
After the government lifted ban on internet, Imphal Times conducted a survey to check the content of social networking sites.
During the survey it has been found that some of the Facebook accounts are doing round in the wave reportedly provoking communal tension. Facebook page like The Logical Kuki and Manipur Beranee are openly debating on the prevailing law and order situation in the state.
Showing a photo of Inner Line Permit System movement, Facebook page- The Logical Kuki wrote on its timeline on September 13 with the following words.
“Manipur Police arrested some Manipuri youth bunker students at CC Higher Secondary Gate. The students are ILP supporter which ILP means I Love Problems,” reads the post.
“If you help a Meitei in need, they will back stabbed you and steal your money, food and even your under garment,” said another post on its timeline.
While another seemingly pro-Meitei Facebook page named as Manipur Beranee, posted, that “there is no written record or documents which proves the given statement (Hills were never part of Manipur). If so, show us. As I have said, “from that tree to that tree is my land” is not valid out here. Both hills and the valley makes Manipur.”
The contents of these Facebook pages have the potency to provoke communal tension among the people of Manipur. The state government and concern authority need to monitor the web sphere to prevent spreading of unwanted communal messages to a larger audience. The cyber crime branch of the state police need to take immediate measures to ensure blocking of social media accounts that are reportedly wedging enmity among the people.
Even as the various kind of hate speech has been spreading through social media and even as it has been known that it a crime, the state government still does not have any effective cyber crime unit to control the situation. When Imphal Times contacted the police Head quarter they cannot give any officer concern for the unit.

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2 comments

Tanu October 7, 2015 - 6:01 pm

This article is totally one sided, a good example of communalusm. If you’re doing survey you must do a real survey, count all the inputs from all the communities.
Please kindly do your homework before you wrote anything. Be professional.
Thank you.
– from another journalist.

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M.C. singh October 7, 2015 - 6:56 pm

the quotation you made about the facebook page “Manipur beranee” is totally a shameful, that is just an extract without the full content. the journalist who made this post and editor need to do some real homework before post anything and besides that “DO YOUR DUTY” report what you have to. you don’t need to comment on your opinion it is ours (public opinion). and yes we don’t need cyber crime department to indulge themselves in petty matter. if there is a page on facebook like the one “logical kuki whatever” we don’t pay attention on those pages and groups. besides we learnt not to care for those illogical things (groups and pages) by meeting them which is learning through social media. So shove it up whatever you don’t find pretty in the other social media.

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